High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025
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Course Code
LDR
Course Number
3215
Faculty/Instructor
Dr. Virginia Koch
Faculty/Instructor Email
virginia.koch@ucf.edu
Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement
ForgetYouNot is a student-led community non-profit organization focused on promoting awareness for neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Created in 2023, ForgetYouNot has been able to impact the local communities of Pembroke Pines, Orlando, and Gainesville, and plans to continue to impact additional communities by expanding to additional university campuses. We work to promote awareness and education on memory loss diseases, and create a community around conversation, where people have a safe space to share if they have been affected by neurodegenerative diseases within their family. ForgetYouNot has now expanded to a virtual high school research program, as well as created the foundations for a weekly art therapy program in collaboration with a local memory care facility in Orlando.
Keywords
Non-profit, Community, Memory loss diseases, dementia, Alzheimer's
Recommended Citation
Nunez-Ferreira, Amanda M., "ForgetYouNot: A student-led non-profit for dementia and Alzheimer's Awareness" (2025). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025. 31.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2025fall/31